Is there a specific spot to drill the holes on the bumpers? or is it just close enough good enough?

I have new bumpers and need to fit the bars.

Cheers

Mark H

nerf bar or overrider ??
overridder clips on the bolt just holds it in place ?

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Yep I have new bumpers have to fit the overriders and the bars.
Is there an exact science where they go?

From the notes I took at the time, I drilled mine 38.5mm up from the bottom, and 50mm in from each end.
Would pay to double (or triple) check this though - and probably nothing quite like looking at a Cooper S in the flesh an taking some measurements of your own.

Good luck!

Matt

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or have a look at a set of cooper s bars with over rders and hockey sticks

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Seriously Fred "Hockey sticks":!:

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I have been guilty of calling them hockey sticks....
Will have to see if somebody here with a cooper s can measure for me.....

Never heard of the expression.

I do recall people calling them 'ners' bars and even more confusing 'Nurse' bars in the 1980s but that is a long time dead. let's get it straight

But interstingly - where does NERF come from

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A little plastic gun/rifle/crossbow/projectile weapon you give your kids so they stop throwing the cat at the wall to see if it will stick

Alternatively, Princess Leia to Han "Why you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf-herder!"

Or from wiki:

"Nerf (disambiguation)
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Nerf is a brand of toy and can also refer to the foam that these toys use.

Nerf may refer to:

Nerf, an animal in the fictional Star Wars universe

N.E.R.F., acronym which refers to the New England Rainbow Family

Nerf (video gaming), a change to a game that reduces the desirability or effectiveness of a particular game element

Nerf Arena Blast (or NAB, sometimes Arena Blast), a first-person shooter game developed in 1999 by the now-defunct Visionary Media Inc.

Nerf bar, a tubular step fitted to the side of a truck or SUV to facilitate easy entry and exit

Nerf Herder, a pop-punk band from Santa Barbara formed in 1994

Nerf Herder (album), the eponymous debut album by Nerf Herder, released in November 1996

Nirma Education and Research Foundation, patron of Nirma University"

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that is what i was told they are called
anyway
i have a set that is not on a car at this time
they were going to be used on my play car
now will be going on the wifes car (don't ask)
if you would like to measure them give me a call

the nerf is also called a nudge bar

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I thought the nudge bar was the one that comes up from the subframe and guards the grill, much like a bull bar, but I would go hitting bulls with it.

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I'm pretty sure you were..

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If you have a bar that is drilled & all looks good, you could wrap some paper over it to trace the outline of the end of the bar & the position of the hole.
This would transfer the position of the hole correctly.
After you drill a pilot hole in your bar, dont forget to drill the the final size for the bolt in the same line that the bolt will be installed in, not perpendicular to the bar.

"nerf' bars is also what is stated in the mini catelogue

Cheers

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I've also heard them called `budgie perches'. About all they are good for, apart from adding wind resistance.
Ditto the `overriders' on 850 & Deluxe, they finally pensioned those off with the arrival of the Mini K.

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I have a few nos sets wrapped in silicone paper if I get 5 to get to shed will happily get size for you see I get time in man cave wife n kids home lol

Maybe you have stumbled onto something here. Used to ensure that the navigators foot-hold is secure after pushing out of the mud and hurtling off to get to a dryer place (forward or in reverse...)

An interesting read raisto2. Thanks for the participation, and yes Doc they are useless little ornaments that I guess we see as embellishments of recognition.

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